The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of

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, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal town of Yeppoon, covers an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount ...

. The Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014 following a successful de-amalgamation referendum in 2013. Industry within the shire is diverse. Timber is harvested from extensive pine plantations near Byfield in the north. Significant

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production takes place within the shire, as well as other agricultural crops. Tourism is increasingly becoming a mainstay of the area, with

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and the nearby islands a major drawcard, and more than half of the Shire's population lives in the coastal area centred on Yeppoon and Emu Park. The coastal strip within the shire is known as the

Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Is ...

. The

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Military Training Area is also located within the shire.

History

On 11 November 1879, the

Gogango Division #REDIRECT Shire of Livingstone The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, a ...

was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 5023. It covered an area of surrounding but not including the town of Rockhampton—an area significantly greater than the modern

Rockhampton Regional Council The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount A ...

covers. Its administrative centre was in North Rockhampton. Capital and people came to the area in greater numbers after the discovery of gold in 1882 at Mount Morgan, about south of Rockhampton. A bridge was built spanning the Fitzroy River in 1882, and a year later in September 1883, the Borough of North Rockhampton was proclaimed. On 3 March 1892, part of subdivision 2 of the Broadsound Division was transferred to subdivision 3 of the Gogango Division, while another part of subdivision 2 of the Broadsound Division was transferred to the Duaringa Division. On 6 April 1899, the part of the Gogango Division south of the Fitzroy River split away to form the Fitzroy Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Gogango Division became the Shire of Gogango on 31 March 1903, and on 8 August 1903 it was renamed Shire of Livingstone. On 1 July 1984, the neighbouring

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grew to include some of its outer suburbs which had previously been within the Shire of Livingstone. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Livingstone merged with the

and the Shires of Mount Morgan and

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to form the

. In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Livingstone from the Rockhampton Region. On 9 March 2013, the citizens of the former Livingstone shire voted in a referendum to de-amalgamate. The Shire of Livingstone was re-established on 1 January 2014.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Livingstone includes the following settlements: Rockhampton area: * Glendale * Glenlee * Ironpot * Lakes Creek¹ * Mount Chalmers * Nankin * Nerimbera * Rockyview Yeppoon-Keppel area: * Adelaide Park * Bangalee² * Barlows Hill * Barmaryee * Causeway Lake * Cooee Bay * Coral Sea * Emu Park * Farnborough * Hidden Valley * Inverness * Joskeleigh * Keppel Sands * Kinka Beach * Lammermoor * Meikleville Hill * Mulambin *

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* Rosslyn * Taranganba * Taroomball * Yeppoon * Zilzie Other areas: * Barmoya * Bondoola * Bungundarra * Byfield * Byfield NP * Canal Creek * Canoona * Cawarral * Cobraball * Coorooman * Coowonga * Etna Creek *

Great Keppel Island Great Keppel Island (''Woppaburra, Wop-Pa, Wapparaburra'') lies from the coast off Yeppoon in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland. The island's traditional owners are the Wo ...

* Greenlake * Jardine * Kunwarara * Lake Mary * Marlborough * Maryvale³ * Milman * Mount Gardiner * Mulara * Ogmore * Princhester * Rossmoya * Sandringham * Shoalwater *

* Stanage *

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* Tanby * The Caves * The Keppels * Thompson Point * Tungamull * Wattlebank * Weerriba * Woodbury * Yaamba ¹ - shared with

² - not to be confused with Bangalee in the

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³ - not to be confused with Maryvale in the

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Climate

The city has a

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(

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: ''Aw''), marking the southern boundary of this climatic zone, more precisely in the Byfield National Park.

Libraries

The Livingstone Shire Council operates public libraries in Byfield, Marlborough, Emu Park, and Yeppoon. It also supports volunteer-operated libraries in Mount Chalmers and Stanage Bay.

Population

Chairmen and mayors

The following were the chairmen and mayors of the Shire of Livingstone in its first incarnation: * 1927: W. Beak * 1933–1936 Owen DanielDaniel, Mr Owen
—

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. Retrieved 19 May 2016. * John Murray * 1983: Lindsay Hartwig served for one year * The following were the mayors of Shire of Livingstone in its second incarnation: * 2014–2020 : Bill Ludwig *2020–present: Andrew Darryl Ireland

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Livingstone Shire 1879 establishments in Australia Local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008 2014 establishments in Australia Former local government areas of Queensland